+ NASA Home + Ames Home + Sitemap + Staff Directory +Home HIGH END SYSTEMS + Pleiades + Columbia + Schirra NAS DIVISION IMAGES Ares I Launch Vehicle During Stage Separation Maneuvers Visualization of Ares-1 main engine plume interaction with the Interstage during a Type 4 stage separation. Mach contours on a logarithmic scale are shown to better depict the lower Mach numbers andoverall flowfield. Credit: NASA Exploration Systems MissionDirectorate, Principle Investigator, Goetz H. Klopfer + Feedback + Site Help + NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and Accessibility Certification Editor: Jill Dunbar Webmaster: Ryan Spaulding NASA Official: Rupak Biswas + Contact NAS Last Updated: August 20, 2009